Fingerpicking the Great American Songbook

23 Solo Guitar Arrangements of Beloved Standards and Overlooked Gems Explore the rich harmonies, lyrical melodies, and rhythmic verve that defined early 20th-century American popular music. So what is the Great American Songbook? Not a single book, but a loose canon of songs written from roughly 1900–1940—Tin Pan Alley hits and tunes from Broadway and Hollywood that later became jazz standards. Arranged here for fingerstyle guitar by Christopher “Isto” White, these timeless tunes remain fresh, playable, and endlessly open to interpretation. Each song includes standard notation and TAB, chord diagrams, and lyrics, along with video instruction from White: After You’ve Gone Ain’t Misbehavin’ Alexander’s Ragtime Band Blue Skies Can’t We Be Friends Give My Regards to Broadway I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Lazy Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) Makin’ Whoopee Manhattan The Sidewalks of New York Singin’ in the Rain Somebody Loves Me Someone to Watch Over Me St. James Infirmary Stardust Tea for Two They Didn’t Believe Me Till the Clouds Roll By What’ll I Do When You’re Smiling Who’s Sorry Now This book is available in your choice of print or digital edition. Both editions include the companion video instruction download.